Illinois: Chancellor Who Resigned Is to Be Fired Instead, and Lose Bonus

University of Illinois officials plan to dismiss Chancellor Phyllis Wise rather than accept her resignation and pay her a $400,000 bonus. But President Timothy Killeen said he intends to offer her a faculty position in which she would report directly to him. The president and trustees announced the moves Wednesday, nearly a week after Dr. Wise resigned. The action followed calls by Gov. Bruce Rauner and others to rescind the award in the aftermath of the school’s announcement that Dr. Wise and other administrators had used their private email accounts to avoid scrutiny of their communications on university business. The university also faces lawsuits from former athletes alleging poor treatment by coaches and staff, and a lawsuit over a decision to rescind a job offer to a professor who had written Twitter messages critical of Israel.

A version of this brief appears in print on August 13, 2015, on Page A10 of the New York edition with the headline: Illinois: Chancellor Who Resigned Is to Be Fired Instead, and Lose Bonus. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe